By Kodeeswaran NatarajanThe merging of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) is proving to be a game-changer in the ever-changing world of healthcare. Imagine a tool that not only diagnoses and treats illnesses but also delves into the daily lives of individuals to find hidden health clues. Lately, the case of heart attacks among … Read more
By Dr Mandeep Singh Malhotra Cancer ranks as the second leading global cause of death, with one in six lives affected, according to the World Health Organization. In India, breast cancer, constituting 14 per cent of female cancers, poses a significant challenge. For every two women diagnosed, one sadly succumbs to the disease. In 2020, … Read more
WHO said the risk of mpox spreading to other countries in Africa and globally “appears to be significant.” | Photo Credit: AP The World Health Organization said it has confirmed sexual transmission of mpox in Congo for the first time as the country experiences its biggest-ever outbreak, a worrying development that African scientists warn could … Read more
Maputo: A programme using artificial intelligence to test inmates in a high security Mozambican jail for tuberculosis has spawned hope that the new tech can help eradicate the disease. Teeming prisons are a hotbed of TB, the world’s second deadliest communicable disease after COVID, according to the World Health Organisation. Mozambique, a country of 32 … Read more
“Almost one in five healthcare workers have quit their practice while many more have considered leaving,” said the report, noting that “America is now facing a nursing shortage, long present but pushed to the brink by the pandemic,” Xinhua news agency reported. by Rahul Yadav In March 2023, the International Council of Nurses’ Recover to … Read more
Team effort: Sonia Gandhi, second from right, and other leaders at the second day of the joint Opposition meeting in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: ANI Coalitions of ‘negativity’ never successful, says PM The 25-year-old National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is a “coalition of contributions and not compulsion”, with development as its main agenda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on July 18, drawing … Read more
By Dr. D. Narayana In today’s fast-paced world, stress has become a common occurrence in the lives of people, and it can lead to serious mental health issues like depression and anxiety. Unfortunately, the growth of mental health issues is alarming, and there is a significant gap in the availability of trained professionals to handle … Read more
By Dr. D. Narayana In today’s fast-paced world, stress has become a common occurrence in the lives of people, and it can lead to serious mental health issues like depression and anxiety. Unfortunately, the growth of mental health issues is alarming, and there is a significant gap in the availability of trained professionals to handle … Read more
File photo of the logo of the World Health Organization. | Photo Credit: AP The World Health Organization said on May 3 that it has dismissed a senior scientist, known for his role as the head of an international mission to China to probe the origins of COVID-19, for sexual misconduct. The U.N. agency said … Read more
In this photo provided by Maheen S., smoke fills the sky in Khartoum, Sudan, near Doha International Hospital on Friday, April 21, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP More than 400 people have been killed and over 3,500 others hurt in the fighting in Sudan, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday. “Four hundred and thirteen … Read more